Mental Retardation - Therapy
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[The phenomena of repeated psychiatric hospitalizations among patients with mental retardation]

30 Aug 2009 Mental retardation is common phenomena in general society. Mentally impaired patients have weaker adaptive mechanisms in comparison with general society and more of ten suffer from psychiatric disorders. The aim of nowadays functioning environmental ... Read more...

A content analysis from a US statewide survey of memorable healthcare decisions for individuals with intellectual disability.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Little is known about surrogate healthcare decision-making for individuals with intellectual disability (ID). This study examined healthcare decision-making by residential-agency directors to learn their process and the extent to which ... Read more...

Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of individual intervention in the controlled multisensory environment (Snoezelen) for individuals with intellectual disability.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: The Snoezelen is a multisensory intervention approach that has been implemented with various populations. Due to an almost complete absence of rigorous research in this field, the confirmation of this approach as an effective therapeutic ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mental Retardation - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [The phenomena of repeated psychiatric hospitalizations among patients with mental retardation] 30 Aug 2009
• A content analysis from a US statewide survey of memorable healthcare decisions for individuals with intellectual disability. 30 Aug 2009
• Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of individual intervention in the controlled multisensory environment (Snoezelen) for individuals with intellectual disability. 30 Aug 2009
• Randomized, single-blind, controlled trial of a specialist behavior therapy team for challenging behavior in adults with intellectual disabilities. 15 Aug 2009
• Effect of perceived stigmatization on the quality of life among ageing female family carers: a comparison of carers of adults with intellectual disability and carers of adults with mental illness. 7 Apr 2009
• Supporting affect regulation in children with multiple disabilities during psychotherapy: a multiple case design study of therapeutic attachment. 30 Mar 2009
• Behavioral management for patients with intellectual and developmental disorders. 30 Mar 2009
• Building psychological resilience in support staff caring for people with intellectual disabilities: pilot evaluation of an acceptance-based intervention. 27 Feb 2009
• Annotation: New research into general psychiatric services for adults with intellectual disability and mental illness. 27 Feb 2009
• Special education versus inclusive education: the role of the TEACCH program. 8 Feb 2009
• Early interventions involving parents to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants: a meta-analysis. 13 Jan 2009
• Services in the community for adults with psychosis and intellectual disabilities: a Delphi consultation of professionals' views. 31 Dec 2008
• A demonstration of individual preference for novel mands during functional communication training. 30 Dec 2008
• Moving neurons back into place. 30 Dec 2008
• [An algorithm for psychotropics for the mentally handicapped: psychiatric diagnosis in three stages] 30 Dec 2008
• Overcoming communication barriers - working with patients with intellectual disabilities. 30 Dec 2008
• Social problem-solving and mild intellectual disabilities: relations with externalizing behavior and therapeutic context. 30 Dec 2008
• Short hypoxia could attenuate the adverse effects of hyperhomocysteinemia on the developing rat brain by inducing neurogenesis. 8 Dec 2008
• Invited commentary on Wallace and Beange (2008): "On the need for a specialist service within the generic hospital setting". 29 Nov 2008
• On the need for a specialist service within the generic hospital setting for the adult patient with intellectual disability and physical health problems. 29 Nov 2008

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Technical information about 'Mental Retardation'

Definition: Subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period. This has multiple potential etiologies, including genetic defects and perinatal insults. Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are commonly used to determine whether an individual is mentally retarded. IQ scores between 70 and 79 are in the borderline mentally retarded range. Scores below 67 are in the retarded range. (Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, p28)

Descriptor UI: D008607

Alternative terms: Mental Retardation; Retardation, Mental; Idiocy; Deficiency, Mental; Deficiencies, Mental; Mental Deficiencies; Mental Deficiency; Mental Retardation, Psychosocial; Mental Retardations, Psychosocial; Psychosocial Mental Retardation; Psychosocial Mental Retardations; Retardation, Psychosocial Mental; Retardations, Psychosocial Mental;

Related Mesh Headings: Abnormalities, Multiple; Cockayne Syndrome; Congenital Hypothyroidism; Cri-du-Chat Syndrome; De Lange Syndrome; Down Syndrome; Education of Mentally Retarded; Fragile X Syndrome; Laurence-Moon Syndrome; Prader-Willi Syndrome; Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome; Rett Syndrome; Angelman Syndrome; Williams Syndrome; Mentally Disabled Persons; Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn; Bardet-Biedl Syndrome;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.597.606.643; C23.888.592.604.646; F01.700.687; F03.550.600;

History Note: 1967(1963)

Technical Notes: use Cat C qualif; /rehabil permitted: do not equate with EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED